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4 stories matching contract

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:contractu, contractor, contra, contact, contradict, contrapt

  1. The Times Compositors Walk Out

    A labor dispute over 'narrow measure' typesetting and contract length leads to a strike at the Seattle Evening Times.

    Apr 22, 1890Fairhaven HeraldSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  2. Fairhaven’s Race for Clean Water

    Construction begins on the city's new water main to Lake Padden as the race to build infrastructure across the 'Bay Cities' intensifies.

    Apr 6, 1890Fairhaven HeraldLake Padden, Bellingham, Whatcom CountyBoom & Bust

  3. Selling the 'Magic City': Fairhaven’s 1890 Development Boom

    Boosterism was at its peak in Fairhaven as the Fairhaven Land Company touted steel furnaces, electric lights, and an inexhaustible connection to Skagit coal.

    May 6, 1890Fairhaven HeraldBellingham, Whatcom CountyBoom & Bust

  4. Tapping Lake Padden for Fairhaven's Future

    Engineers break ground on a massive water infrastructure project designed to support a city of 30,000.

    Mar 20, 1890Fairhaven HeraldLake Padden, Bellingham, Whatcom CountyBoom & Bust

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